Interview with Jankos of Team Roccat: “I think we are one of those teams that can catch up to Alliance.”

Â Hello I am Marcin â€œJankosâ€ Jankowski, I am Polish and I play Jungle for Team ROCCAT in the European LCS.

You finished 3rd in the playoffs, but youâ€™ve had a rough season so far? Whatâ€™s going on?

Â We are underperforming because we did not really adapt to the new meta, but we are playing a lot right now which hopefully will lead with us catching up and managing to fight for the top spots

What do you think are the biggest issues in the team? What influences your play the most?

Â Our individual decision making is currently not on par with the other teams. Our team fights are lacking the microgame, so we are trying to improve it.

Do you think the team can recover? Is going to worlds still in your crosshairs?

Â We are doing our best to recover, I think we are on the way on getting back competing for the best slots, and I definitely think that we will be fighting for a worlds spot at the playoffs!

How does the team operate in game? Who is responsible for primary shotcalling? What is your mindset like entering a game?

Â I think main shotcallers are me and Overpow, but everyone has its calls and ideas in game. We do not limit ourselves to one or two persons, we all have our tasks during the game.

And about the mindset – #ROCCATFIGHTING

How do you deal with criticism on social media/from fans? Is it hard or demotivating, or do you take it and use it positively?

Â Lately people are actually trying to help us rather than criticize and bash on us. Which i think its quite helpful for us. People are trying to cheer us up on our social media rather than flaming us for losing. And usually those things dont really affect me in a bad way.

The tables seemed to have shifted quite a bit. How big of a skill difference do you believe there is between the top half of teams and the bottom half?

Â I think SK and Alliance are ahead of the rest right now, but most of the teams right now are able to catch up with them with the time if they continue adapting the way they are right now. I think we are one of those teams that can catch up to them.

How strong is Alliance? Do you think they are still only warming up? Whatâ€™s it like playing against Shook, who shares a similar champion pool to you?

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Alliance is currently the best team in Europe. Most of their players solo skills are the best in the region and not only that but right now they are even good with their team play and rotations. I don’t see anyone beating them for now in EU. Shook is the best jungle in European LCS and I really like to play against him because i learn new stuff, and it is always a challenge.

You seem to be relying on old favorites in the jungle. Is this personal or team preference?

Â I think everyone right now is relying on the old champions like Elise, Lee and Eve. They are just the best options right now for the jungle, and those are anyways my personal favorites.

What do you feel are the most viable junglers right now in competitive play, and do you think we will be seeing anything new?

Â If the 3 OPâ€™s are not available, we might see Rengar, Jarvan, Vi, Skarner – but you need to build a team around them specifically for them to be as useful in game.

Shoutouts?

Â I want to thank all the people that support us even when we are losing – that means a lot to us! Also i would like to thank ROCCAT and AMD for the continued trust and support, without them we wouldn’t be able to be where we are. Also a big thanks to my girlfriend for supporting me and being there for me!